Cotton loading and weighing device



(No Model.) H; E. PAOLUCGI.

COTTON LOADING AOND WBIGHING DEVICE.

No. 552,611 l Patented Jn."7, 1896.

AN DREW ELRAHAM. PHOYOLITMQWSKINGTDN. DL

NITE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

IIENRY EIIANUEL PAOLUOoI, OE SAN MAROOS, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALE To MARTINWEISS, OE HArs COUNTY, TEXAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batam. No. 552,617, dated January7, 189e.

Applioationlod September 29, 1894:. l Serial No. 524,465. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY EMANUEL PAO- LUocI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Marcos, in the county` of l-Iays and VState ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CottonWeighers and Loaders; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspeciiication.

This invention relates to an improved wei ghing and loading attachmentfor wagons.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensiveand efficient construction of combined weighing and loadsaid clampingframe or loop is adapted to engage. l

To this end the invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of theimproved attachment complete and shown in operative position upon awagon, a sufficient portion only of the latter being shown to illustratethe application of the weighing and loading device. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the inclined beam or support which upholds the pivoted andswiveling lever. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the clamping-loop or wiresupport by means of which the main inclined support is connected withthe tail-gate of the wagon.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding drawings.

Referringto the drawings, the main support or post designated by thereference-letparts in the several iigures of the ter A issecured to therear end of a wagon in an inclined position, as shown, and is providedat its lower end witha downwardly-projecting pin or studo, which engagesa perforation near the rear edge of the wagon-floorin g and Outside ofor in rear of the tail-gate B. At

.the upper end said inclined support or post is provided with a metaleye a', `the shank of `which enters and isadapted to turn within asocket in the upper end of said support or post.

In order .to effectually support the inclined post or standard A and atthe same time render the same capable of being easily detached from thewagon when the weighing and loading attachment is no longer required, Ihave provided a novel form of clamping-loop a2, which is made from awire blank bent at its central portion to form a complete loop of a sizecorresponding to the dimensions of the inclined support A incross-section, after which the terminals of said blank are crossed andextended in Opposite directions, at the same time being inclined in suchmanner as to bring the ends of the terminals to the opposite` ends ofthe tailgate or thereabout. The extremities of the terminals are eachbent in such manner as to form a clamping-loop opening downwardly andadapted to be passed `over the upper edge or bar a3 of the tail-gate, asshown in Fig. l, whereby the clamping-loop or wire frame as a whole issecurely held in place withrelation to the tailgate and is adapted bymeans of its central loop to embrace and firmly support the inclinedpost or standard A.

C designates a lifting and loading lever which is provided intermediateits ends, and preferably nearer to the rear end', with a U- shaped yokewhich passes through the swiveling-eye a in the upper end of theinclined support or post. The lever C being pivotally mounted in saidyoke, it will be apparent that said lever may be rocked either upon ahorizontal axis or upon a vertical axis by reason of the yoke andswiveled eye a forming a universal joint between the lifting andweighing lever and the inclined post or support.

The rear end of the lever Chas attached thereto a weighing-lever orscale-beam F by means of an interposed chain E. A short section of chaindepends from the lower side of the scale-beam, and is provided at itslower end with a hook f, upon which is secured a sling G. The sling Gcomprises a central spacing bar or rod g, tothe ends of which aresccured a pair of ropes which converge therefrom to and are connected attheir adjacent ends with an oppositely-disposed pair of rings g. Thesling thus constructed is adapted to be passed. around a quantity ofcotton or other material, and then applied to the pendent hook f of thescale-beam by means of the eyes g in a well-known manner.

The lever C at its forward or opposite end is provided with anoperating-chain D, provided at its lower end with a ring d and at ornear said lower en d with a hook d2, by means of which the lower end ofthe chain D maybe secured to the rim or spokes of one of the wheels ofthe wagon, or to any other convenient point during the process ofweighing the cotton or other material. At a convenient pointintermediate the ends of the chain D the latter is provided with ahandleloop (l, by means of which the forward end of the lever C may bedepressed while the lower end of said chain is bein g engaged with somepart of the wagon for holding the lever in horizontal position whileweighing the cotton.

In operation the chain D is freed from its connection with the wagon,allowing the rear end of the lifting-lever C to descend for the purposeof receiving a quantity of cotton or other material. After the sling Gis passed around the cotton, the rings g thereof are engaged with thependent hook f of the scalebeam, and the lifting-lever C is thenoperated by means of the chain D and its attachments and locked inposition by the means hereinbefore described during the operation ofweighing. After the weight of the cotton or other material has beenascertained, the lever C is vibrated horizontally until the cotton orother material is brought into a position above the wagon-body, when byunhooking one of the rings g of the sling the cotton is dumped into thewagon.

When it is desired to remove the loading and weighing attachment fromthe wagon, all that is necessary to be done is to disen gage the wireclamping-loop a2 from the tail-gate, when the inclined support or postA, to which all the rest of the apparatus is attached, may be lifted forthrowing the pin or stud a out of engagement with the perforation in thewagoniiooring, thereby enabling the whole device to be removed from thewagon.

The device described is very simple and inexpensive in construction,convenient and durable in practice, is capable of being applied to anywagon by simply boring a single hole to receive the pin or stud a at thelower end of the inclined post or standard, and may be quickly placed inposition or .removed from the wagon when desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

A combined weighing and loading attachment for wagons, comprising aninclined post or support engaging the wagon body at its lower end, ametal eye swiveled in the upper end thereof, a clamping metal frameeinbracing said post or support intermediate its ends and adapted torigidly support the same and to be readily engaged with or disengagedfrom the tail-gate of the wagon, a lifting lever provided with a metalyoke connected to the\ metal eye in the upper end of said inclined postor support and having at one end a scale beam, and an anchoring chainattached to the opposite end of said lever and having` at its extremitya hook for engaging the wagon, and a loop handle attached to said chainintermediate its ends, whereby said lever may be depressed or operatedwith one hand and engaged with the wagon by the other hand,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY EMANUEL PAOLYCCI.

lvitnesses:

Jas. G. Sronnv, J. T. LAUGHLIN.

